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To cite this version : Deconchat, Marc and Andrieux, Emilie
Forests for agriculture: new perspectives in European landscapes.
(2017) In: IUFRO 8.01.02 Landscape Ecology Conference 2017, 24 September 2017 - 29 September 2017 (Halle, Germany). (Unpublished)
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UMR1201 Dynafor INRA/INP ENSAT/ INP EIPurpan Dynamiques et écologie des paysages agriforestiers dynafor.toulouse.inra.fr
Deconchat, Marc; Andrieu, Emilie
Proportion of « islets » (Guidos) in 25km squares (High - Low)
Mean: 9 ha
~ ½ of private forests
cover less than 25 ha
Brandl, H., 2007. The small-scale forestry group 1986– 2006: an overview on the group activities during the last 20 years. Small-scale Forestry 6, 1-18.
Wiersum, K.F., Elands, B.H.M., Hoogstra, M.A., 2005. Small-scale forest ownership across Europe: Characteristics and future
potential. Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy 4, 1-19.
Nijnik, M., Nijnik, A., Bizikova, L., 2009. Analysing the
Development of Small-Scale Forestry in Central and Eastern Europe. Small-scale Forestry 8, 159-174.
Farm forest: forest (woodlot) owned by
active farmer
17% of French private forest area (and up to 44% in several departments) is farm forests Few and not reliable statistics
OR
Farm forest: forest owned or managed by
active or retired farmer, or in direct interaction with farming.
Broader view not taken into account in statistics
Cinotti, B., Normandin, D., 2002. Exploitants agricoles et propriété
forestière : où est passée la “forêt paysanne” ? Revue Forestière
Ecological infrastructure =
more stable in time than most of the crops
Edges as interfaces
Species move between
forest and crops
Maybe not all the time, but crucial when populations collapse in cropland N u m b e r o f in d iv id u a ls /t ra p /week
Distance (m) from the border
Roume, A., Deconchat, M., Raison, L., Balent, G., Ouin, A., 2011.
Edge effects on ground beetles at the woodlot-field interface are short-range and asymmetrical. Agricultural and Forest
Decocq, G., Andrieu, E., Brunet, J., Chabrerie, O., De Frenne, P., De Smedt, P., Deconchat, M., Diekmann, M., Ehrmann, S., Giffard, B., Mifsud, E.G., Hansen, K., Hermy, M., Kolb, A., Lenoir, J., Liira, J., Moldan, F., Prokofieva, I., Rosenqvist, L., Varela, E., Valdés, A., Verheyen, K., Wulf, M., 2016. Ecosystem Services from Small Forest
Patches in Agricultural Landscapes. Current Forestry
Andrieu, E., Vialatte, A., Sirami, C., 2015.
Misconceptions of Fragmentation's Effects on Ecosystem Services: A Response to Mitchell et al. Trends Ecol Evol 30, 633-634.
Mitchell, M.G., Suarez-Castro, A.F., Martinez-Harms, M., Maron, M., McAlpine, C., Gaston, K.J., Johansen, K., Rhodes, J.R., 2015. Reframing landscape fragmentation's effects on
High volumes available (many mature forests)
Scattered in the countryside
How to collect?
But close to potential final users
New logging and processing technics
New markets and customers How farmers may include
forestry activities in their system?
Mulching with wood chips for
plantation (horticulture)
Organic matter (compost) and
Biochar for crops
Bedding for livestock
Fence post and wood based
structures
…
How to help farmers to use more
of their own wood or the wood of their neighbours?
Products and services to be used
locally
Strongly dependent on land
characteristics
• What can be produced? What is needed?
But with a better connection with
other places through new technologies
How to get more income from a
Forests are not just trees and wood: a place
where to live, a symbol
High cultural values associated to the forests in
many regions
• Sourdril, A., Andrieu, E., Cabanettes, A., Elyakime, B., Ladet, S., 2012. How to maintain
domesticity of usages in small rural forests? Lessons from forest management continuity through a French case study. Ecol. Soc. 17.
Need to develop participatory approaches to
Woods are available in rural landscapes
There are new opportunities to use them
More benefits can be obtained from products and services
